Morris & Company has won planning permission for its 13-storey EG:HQ office building, a stone’s throw from the new US Embassy at Nine Elms in south London.

The new building, designed for developer Ballymore, features 20,160sq m of work space and 464sq m of ground-floor restaurant and retail space.

Morris’ proposals feature cut-backs at the building’s upper levels to create six communal terrace areas, overlooking the River Thames, designed to encourage outdoor working, events and socialising.

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